won't do. >>> plusaharbaughsuperbowl, what their parents are saying about the big game. >>> a new search getting underway for victims of the safeway killer. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> the message this year is clear, california is once again confounded our critics, we have wrought -- >> the governor says the future is promising. good afternoon, i am claudine wong, tori campbell is off today. >>> he gave his state of the state address but in an optimistic speech he says he has never been more excited about what is ahead and that includes that. ken pritchett is liver for us with more on the governor's brown. >> reporter: this is the 11th time he has addressed the joint session and given their california's budget balanced after years, this one of more optimistic in recent memory. >> california has once again confounded our critics, we have wrought in just two years a solid and enduring budget and by god we are going to preserve and keep it that way for years to come. [ applause ] >> for the rosier budget outlook the g

, including a street performer who had a close encounter withjimharbaugh. ken?>> reporter: frank, we are live on bourbon street, the hurricanes are flowing, the music is blasting and the biz easy is partying -- big easy is partying six days before super bowl sunday. >> reporter: like a team horn from a paddle boat new orleans is loud, proud and in some cases loving the 9ers. [ music playing ] >> 9ers fan. >> reporter: this performer is a san francisco native. >> borne and raised in san francisco. went to balboa high school. >> reporter: just got the thrill of his life. jim harbaugh stopped by to say high and sign his 9er heart. >> look behind you. i looked and i was like, bam! [ laughter ] >> i was like oh! come here, now. let me get this signature. >> the 49ers are favored to win the super bowl but here there are ways to find an edge. >> things can be done for athletic comtitian to kill results -- competition to kill results. >> reporter: does it involve human sacrifice? [ laughter ] >> no, no. >> reporter: life again on bourbon street. three motorcycle officers getting ready to mo

orleans. the baltimore ravens flew in this afternoon. head coachjohnharbaughledthe afc champions off the team plane. noticed that all of them are dressed in suits, ready for business. as for the niners, the team held meetings today away from the cameras. one veteran did talk to the media. frank gore credited coach jim harbaugh for the team's success. >> we just make it like a family. everybody is one. when everybody is one, you can get to this point where we're at now. >> reporter: gore wears number 21. he's been with the niners for eight years. for the first six years, the team never had a winning record. >>> new orleans has come a long way since katrina. now super bowl week is giving it a chance to showcase the strides it made to the rest of the world. ken wayne is soaking up the ambience. >> reporter: julie, keep in mind, it's monday. it's a little bit after midnight, and the streets are slowly starting to empty out. but bourbon street here in the french quarter was packed just a short time ago. so i think you could say that it has largely recovered from hurricane katrina. instead

coachjimharbaughofcourse. it's a double beef burger. the taller of the two. on the right the baltimore johnny boy. a turkey burger named for ravens coach john harbaugh. >>> the city is propose $200 million worth of changes in the way you ride bikes. the city wants to build 12 miles of new bike lanes and upgrade 50 miles of the existing pass. the transportation city agency says it's needed since biking has increased by 71% in the past seven years. >>> no matter how you get around this morning, sal knows all about our commute. >> yes, i do. traffic is doing well. the drive times are up. but that will change in a little bit. we're looking at 280 northbound getting up to the highway 17 interchange with 880 here. you can see it is doing very nicely. also for the sunol grade southbound 680 traffic continues to look good heading down past mission boulevard. all the way to the bottom of the hill. we're off to a decent start on this monday morning. let's two to steve. >>> thank you. we do have partly cloudy skies. a little weak system dropping down. not going to do too much expect

interview withjimharbaugh's mother,a surprise guest and you will hear the question that pretty much stole the show. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> they call it sacred ground, serving free meals to millions of people, now it is gone but ktvu's rob roth is there tonight and tells us it won't be gone for long. rob? >> reporter: i want to show you this big hole in the ground, this is where the st. anthonys dining room once stood and will stand once again in this same spot. [ singing ] >> reporter: there was song and celebration. st. anth

. some players posed for photos. head coachjimharbaughtalkedabout his plans for the hectic week ahead. >> we will try to make it like a normal week. being here on sunday in the city starting monday like it's a week leading up to a monday game. >> they cast aside worries about being super bowl rookies. harbaugh says his team gets fresher under pressure. the niners are capturing all the super bowl attention in new orleans right now but that will change later on today. the ravens are scheduled to arrive in new orleans later on this afternoon. john harbaugh and a few key players will sit down for a news conference about an hour later. wees a have a team in new orleans. they will have -- immediately following the super bowl you will see a live local post game show right here on ktvu channel 2. the party has begun in new orleans. coming up at 5:30 we will have a live report from joe phon city with a look at how fans are already celebrating. >>> a judge will hold a hearing today for a man accused of killing seven people at oikos university. he is being held without bail at the alameda county

willtheharbaughshugor shake each others hands after the game. people can also bet on the color of the sports drink on the coach. will a 49er or raven get arrested before the super bowl. and beyonces hair will it be curly or straight. these are the things we need to know. we are anxious to found out. >> i'm voting for straight. >> you're voting for straight. okay. you're on the record. >>> let's take a look at what we have now. the traffic in the south bay is off to a good start. we are looking at a live picture of northbound 280. no major problems getting up to the west valley. northbound 101 looks good. 680 the sunol grade. it is a nice drive heading south. let's go to mark. >>> good morning, to you sal. no big changes to your forecast for today. just a few high clouds. definitely want to bundle up with readings in the 30s and 40s. this afternoon a nice recovery with temperatures maxing out in the upper 50s and lower 60s. here's a look ahead your five- day forecast with weekend in view. temperatures trending up a little bit for thursday and friday. weekends should be dry with a sun cloud mi

into 49ers coachjimharbaugh. >>bam! oh, come here now. [ laughter ] >> and let me get your signature. >> and he did get the signature. the 49ers arrived last night. the ravens arrived today. >>> barbara boxer and dianne feinstein accepted a wager. if the ravens win they willhand over goods -- will hand over goods. they also say they will throw in hairspray as a nod to john waters. >>> there are now just 6 days left to the super bowl. and we wanted to see you share your photos. chefany -- stenany from san francisco sent us -- stephanie from san francisco sent us this photo. post them on facebook just "like" ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in 6 minutes, closing the curtain on a bay area land mark. the rally to keep it from turning into a sporting goods store. >> the side show that stopped traffic. this isn't the first time and won't be the last unless there is a positive outlet. >> the group pushing for this to go on at a legal venue. >> and who has the most interest in twitter user's data. >>> cupertino based apple reclaimed its spot as the world's most valuable company. apple stock gained $

. >>> andaharbaughfamilyreunion days before the super bowl. what the coaching brothers may talk about when they sit across from each other at the dinner table. you can't move the tv there. yuh-huh. we have a wireless receiver. listen. back in my day, there was no u-verse wireless receiver that let you move the tv away from the tv outlet. we can move it to the kitchen, the patio, the closet and almost anywhere. why would you want a tv in the closet? [ both laugh ] ♪ [ fancy voice ] brilliant idea, darling. ♪ [ female announcer ] the wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. >>> we have a dry weather pal tern. temperatures starting out the day in the 30s and 40s. >>> toyota is recalling more than one million vehicles. toyota reports a possible problem with an air bag control in its 2003 and 2004 corolla matrixes. and 2006 and 2012 lex us sedans are being called to check for a loose nut. all toyota -- >>> that is after all airways said it replaced batteries on the 787. the batteries failed to charge properly or had other pr

brothers. and nowtheharbaughfamilyis giving the media even more to talk about. >>> the new movie about steve jobs will debut at the sun dance festival. there is -- the first scene of the movie never actually happened. he also says the personalities are wrong. >>> looks like the new star movies will be directed by jj abrams. he was the man in charge of the recent star trek debut on tv. disney says the new movie is due out in 2015. >> not going to lie with jj abrams on board it will be exciting. >>> let's go to sal. you're looking at oakland. >> that is right. we are starting there brian, and pam. 880 oakland one of the workhorse freeways of the bay area. and it looks good here. southbound on the left you can see traffic getting down to the airport and beyond that to hayward it looks good on the right that is very lightly traveled so far. a lot of people going to the bay bridge at this hour. and the traffic there looks good. the traffic at the san mateo also is light heading out to the high-rise. we've been looking at the peninsula. once you get over from the san mateo bridge traffic loo

are talking about two brothers both head coaches facing each other in the super bowl. nowtheharbaughfamilyis giving the media even more to talk about following a conference call. that story coming up at 5:25. >>> a bay area billion area may try to keep the seattle group from buying the sacramento kings. oracle ceo larry ellison is expected to meet with sacramento mayor kevin johnson about the team according to the sacramento bee. we know ellison is interested in nba ownership. he tried to buy the warriors a few years ago. >>> 5:15 is the time right now. sal is checking in on the toll plaza. >> it is early. hopefully we will have a nice day at the toll plaza. this is one of our main commutes. so far so good. not a big delay at the toll plaza right now. also the morning commute looks good for you if you are northbound 101. that traffic is moving along nicely as you get there there. if you are driving on the hayward to union city to fremont commute that is nice. but for the most part it starts getting busier after 6:00. across the bay 880 southbound looks good from 380 to 92. about eight min

.71. san jose prices are honking around $3.63. >>> there is a way you can have a beef withtheharbaughs. whereyou can get harburgers and how these burgers are different. just like the brothers themselves. >>> and the big game is leading more and more fans to buy new tvs. >>> you can wake up with ktvu every morning. get the top stories that developed while you were sleeping sent straight to your cell phone. get your ktvu morning wake up call by texting the word wakeup to 70123. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:24 is the time. and this is quite a treat. some whale watchers off the san diego coast got to see. they came across a pod of gray whales believed to be one of the largest ever seen in the area. marine experts usually say the whales travel in groups of three but there were about 20- 25 whales in this pod. >>> several miles of the mississippi river remain closed to river traffic today. that is after an oil barge carrying 80,000 gallons of crude oil hit a railroad bridge. they do not know how much oil spilled. >>> time is 6:24. a lot of 49er fans that were not g

from head coachjimharbaughandwitnessed the reception the team received at the hotel tonight. things as you can imagine kind of quiet right now outside of 49ers headquarters. but they will pick up as the weak wears on. it wupt that long ago you would have a hard time naming anybody who you might recognize on the national stage -- it wasn't that long ago you would have a hard time naming anybody who you might recognize on the national stage. but not anymore. >> that was cool, you know i just -- i'm like wow. that is amazing. that's amazing. that's what the super bowl is all about. >> super size, life size. >> no didn't think i would see that. >> i guess it brings the whole impact of the whole thing. >> it does, it's truly a blessing to be here. i'm just going to soak it all up and get ready for the game. >> the 49ers charter left the bay area this afternoon and landed here in new orleans this evening. the vast majority of san francisco players will be making their first appearance in the super bowl. coach jim harbaugh is doing his best despite all the national media attention to make

harbaugh, johnharbaugh. >>john. >> john. >>johnharbaughisthe better coach. >> reporter: joe flacco or colin kaepernick? >> joe flacco. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. >> reporter: strange answers in the bay area. so strange he had to take a picture. they can only hope their team wipes the smiles off of their faces on sunday. in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sheriff's department wants your help catching a pair of burglars. they released this surveillance video of two men breaking into a liquor store saturday morning. they carried out one of the store's safes. one had the word skin on his shirt and the other had the word champion on his shirt. if you know these guys give them a call. >>> cal-osha cracks down on chevron. the violations regulators found out the richmond refinery committed. >> plus new at 6:00 p.m. a show down on the water, water, the sense situation for the boat owners and the last minute offer to get them to move.

it on television. >>> learn how the 49ers kaepernick era began. the phone call whenjimharbaughrevealedhis draft pick. >>> knock off merchandise on bay area streets, what to look out for when you buy niners gear, later in the newscast. >>> this afternoon we found warning signs up and caution tape around the school campus. the principal says as a precaution, the gym, the weight room and locker rooms have all been closed for professional cleaning. the county health department is advising the school nurse, custodial, maintenance and staff on what precautions to take. >> i thought that it's not too big of a deal but i'm glad they're dealing with it in a big way. >> reporter: staph infections include sudden large areas of redness, swelling and pain on the skin. if left untreated there can be serious complications. >>> more details now on how to prevent a staph infection. keep all cuts, scrapes and wounds clean and covered with bandages. also wash your hands often and use an alcohol based sanitizer. and do not share personal items such as towels, razors, deodorant and soaps. >>> the alameda education

isaharbaughfamilyreunion days before the super bowl. coming up what the coaching brothers may talk about when they have dinner together. make sure you stay right here with us on channel 2 for all the coverage from new orleans. ken wayne will be live from the big easy on mornings on 2 for you. we have live reports on every ktvu newscast leading up to the super bowl. after the super bowl switch right back here for channel 2 for a special post game covering the bay area to new orleans. >> your plans are made for sunday. >>> 6:39 is the time. unfortunately sal says a crash in livermore. >> that is right. this is a sig alert reported chp of 580 in livermore. this would be 580 eastbound at greenville road. they also reported westbound. we are investigating and we'll let you know which direction it is. it seems to me based on the traffic patterns it's in the westbound direction. chp first reported at eastbound. we'll let you know more about it where the crash is. news chopper 2 is on the way. let's go to live pictures now. bay bridge. that is back up to about a 20 minute deray. no major problem

:45, jack andjackieharbaugh, onthe big game. we're going to take you back to the big easy for a live report. >>> one member of the 49ers apologized today for his anti- gay remarks. cornerback chris culver was asked by a radio shock jock if there were any gays on the team, and this was his reply. >> no, they ain't got no gay people on the team. can't be with that sweet stuff. >> really is that true? >> yeah, it's true. >> today he issued a statement saying he realized how hurtful his remarks were, and pledged to learn and grow from this experience. the 49er management also responded. the team said there is no place for discrimination within our organization at any level. we have, and always will proudly support the lgbt community. >>> a new system is now in place here at the golden gate bridge that will replace the remaining toll takers. why the cost saving measure is not being passed onto drivers. >> this school district is losing nearly $6,000 a day because of truancy. the high-tech tools it hopes to lure kids back to class. >>> a new electronic toll taking system is in place on the

morning news. >>> in our super bowl bound coverage, 49ers are holding a conference withtheharbaughslet'slisten in. >> not that i knew that, i was aware of that but you know you hear from teammates and hearing from david, it's something he worked very hard at, rehabilitating in the off season and he came to training camp and got off to a wicked hot start at the beginning of the season and then had some missed field goals kind of in the middle and the two competitors just kept working and kept grinding at it. not over kicking but grinding with the process, you know snapper holder kick, they have been hitting the ball well and they said they had some really good hits on the ball that have not gone through and we will live with that. we know what he is capable of doing and we know as long as he is going through his process, practicing, woulding at it and that we will get the results. >> all right, jim harbaugh is talking about the players and ken wayne is also listening in because we were are wondering if they will mention the controversial comments made by the players and we will let you

harbaughbrotherswill make history. they will hold a joint conference and they will talk about the enormous challenge in the biggest game of their lives. in the meantime 49ers and fans are just pouring into new orleans. one family from chico plans to spend almost $10,000. and i have more from the 49ers. >> are your parents crazy. >> the tickets range from 850 to $1,200. and something security is being brought in and other state and local police officers are brought in to help out with crowds and a 10-mile no fly zone will be enforced before and during the game. everything driving or walking to the super bowl needs to get there early and get ready for lengthy checks. >>> and then this, a few dozen students in newtown connecticut, they are headed to new orleans. coming up for you, about 511 they will play in the super bowl. >> make sure you stay tuned for all continuing coverage of the super bowl and we have live reports in every newscast leading up to the big game and then on sunday night after the game come right back here immediately to channel 2 for a live local post game sho

this morning, joe? >> reporter: well, we had to get up a little bit early. let's quotejimharbaugh. whohas it better than us? we're at the cafe, a true landmark enjoying beignets and we're nicely being serenaded. the 49ers will be up and talking to the media later today and the baltimore ravens will arrive as well. as the 49ers got here, jim harbaugh was asked about a topic he's been asked about quite a bit ever since he changed quarterbacks. that's one of the things he talked about. >> collin's play has been outstanding. you know, he deserves tremendous -- a tremendous amount of credit for that. and he, like the rest of the guys on the team, are focused on the opportunity to play and when a championship. it's a team effort. feel like there's a lot of people that have a lot of fingerprints on this team's success. like i said, the team has been focused on the unity of the team and on winning better than any team i've ever seen or been around. ♪ >> reporter: you can see why new orleans is in the regular super bowl rotation. we've got lots more coming up today. we'll see one more time this

oftheharbaughbrothersjim and john took part of a conference calls and one of the brothers totally stole the show when he stole the show from his son. >> we have a question from john from baltimore. >> is it true that you both like jim better than john? >> is that john harbaugh. >> hi parents say they are not favoring either son to win the super bowl. >> well a sneak preview roft movie about steve jobs hit the web today. steve wasniack says a scene out of that movie is inaccurate. >> that changes everything. >> that's pretty cool i guess. >> wasniack said the first scene released from the movie never happened. he also says the personalities are wrong. jobs is played by actor ashton cutcher. the movie is debuted tomorrow. >>> a collection drive kicked off in the south bay to help high school girls with a very important ritual. san jose's vice mayor wynn and volunteers are collecting new and gently used dresses, prom dresses for girls who can't afford one. this is the 50th year of operation prom dress. it helps girls from around the bay area. donations are being accepted until march 8 and

for any super bowl quark. and jif -- quarterback. andjimharbaughbroughtthe whole family, we will hear from him and players at 10:00 p.m. live from new orleans. we have anchors in new orleans and they will provide live reports leading up to super bowl sunday, it starts tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. following the super bowl, switch your doom ktvu channel 2 news with -- your channel to ktvu channel 2 news with more. >> the a's held their fan fest today. 10,000 fans stacked in to meet the a's 2013 team. last season the roster was in flux but they still won the west division before losing to detroit. josh redick grew his beard and coco crisp decided to take on this look. >> i want to come back looking like santa claus. i wanted to get a weave. throw them off. but, yeah, so, i guess i am going to let it grow out. wherever it goes it goes. i don't think our expectations would be different this year unless we say we are going to win the world series. you know, taking it further approach. the main thing is to make it to the playoffs. >> the cal men's basketball team learned a lesson today, d

in the french quarter. he has been a long time 49ers and if and he sawjimharbaughcomeby and he asked for jim harbaugh's autograph. >> he said look behind you and i looked behind me and i was like bam, come here now and let me get this signature. >> reporter: we also stopped by reverend zombie's voodoo shop and we learned you can buy a doll if you want to put a spell on one of the players and somehow you have to get hair from the player and it involved money and i could not justify that on my expense account. back here four louisiana state troopers are out front and the local news station is parked with its truck out there and media and photographer are filtering here into the convention center and in about an hour they will take us to the superdome and they will talk to some of the players and find out what questions they will be asking and it should be a very interesting day here in the big easy. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> ken, thank you, we will check back in with ken at 6:30 and we will have live reports with our newscast leading up to super bowl sunday and after the big

in the engine of the vehicle. >>> expect a lot of small talk attheharbaughfamilyreunion tonight. coaching brothers meet for dinner this morning, four days before the super bowl. they've been texting and calling each other about hotel accommodation and ticket requests. john harbaugh joked both men won't have nothing to talk about at dinner fearing they might reveal secrets about their team. >>> a 49er fan who was the victim of a scam will get to go to the super bowl afterall. she wired $5900 to a baltimore rays' fan coffering to -- offering to sell his tickets. instead of the tickets, she got a note that said "enjoy the game. go, ravens, lol ." ticketmaster offered to give her tickets and she gets to have breakfast with troy aikman as well. >>> later today, police and volunteers will be passing out crime prevention tips and resources to help business owners avoid scams. in the past, criminals have taken advantage of businesses by asking for money as part of the lunar tradition of prosperity. >>> let's check in again with sal and find out what's happening on the roads. hopefully it will be

kaepernick has been described asjimharbaugh's greatgamble. they have a channel to make that gamble pay off making this the picture of the super bowl 47 champions. it is a pretty amazing asens. that means randy moss coming up at 6:00. >> we have a full team in new orleans. immediately following the super bowl switch over to us. you're going to see a live local post game show right here on ktvu channel 2. >> major league baseball is extremely disappointed about a newspaper report linking big names in baseball to steroids. the report checked records from a miami antiaging clinic. it found that melky cabrera, gio gonzalez, alex rodriguez and other players. gonzalez denies taking ped. colon and cabrera faced suspensions last season. >>> it's a medical first for an american soldier. he sacrificed for our country. how innovative medicine is giving him new hope. >> it's a healthy food, but it's the number one culprit when it comes to food poisoning. dj >>> turns out some of the healthiest foods are also the biggest culprits when it comes to food born illnesses. leafy greens accounted for the most

tickets for the 900 seats go for $80,000 apiece. fans get exclusive access to stand behindcoachharbaughduringhome games and they let dwights to see the 9ers play in the super bowl on sunday -- he get to see the 9ers play in the super bowl on sunday as well. >>> a ten-mile no-fly zone will be enforced before and during the super bowl game. the department of homeland security is urging people driving or walking to the super bowl to arrive early and prepare for lengthy checks. >>> and a lot of people who really are not football fans at all still plan to watch the super bowl. pam cook is here about the excitement that happens in between the plays on. field. >> we're talking about the super-commercials we wait to see and talk about. ♪ >> that's me. a bear. >> tree toes will have you -- doritos will have you l.o.l. again. the votes are in. it's a chance for you to get your own commercial in the super bowl and to give you an idea how popular this ad campaign is, 4 million people watched the entrips on doritos -- entrips on doritos facebook page. we went onto the page. >> we're the ones spe